Gasket cutting machine



J. BELADA GASKET CUTTING MACHINE July 19, 1949.

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' ffoHN BELADA MJU; @w my July 19, 1949. J. BELADA 2,4769530 GASKET CUTTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 12, 1947 I 'e sheets-sheet e gwoon/vte@ Patented July 19, 1949 2,476,530 GASKET CUTTING MACHINE John Belada, Glassboro, N. J., assignor to Owens- Illinois Glass Company, a corporation of Ohio Application February 12, 1947, Serial No. 728,119

My invention relates to a machine for cutting tubes of rubber, rubber composition or other material, into a multiplicity of rings at a single operation. The invention is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine particularly adapted for cuti ting tubes of rubber, rubber composition or the like, into short lengths or rings for u-se as sealing gaskets such as are extensively used at the present day for sealing bottles, jars and other containers. The invention however, is adaptable for making other types' of rings or gaskets and for various other purposes.

An object of the invention is to provide a machine or apparatus adapted for rapidly Icutting a tube of rubber or the like into a multiplicity of rings in a single complete operation, thereby reducing the cost of manufacture to a fraction of the cost of making them by other known methods.

A further object of the rinvention is to provide an apparatus for cutting gaskets which makes it possible to control the gasket dimensions to much finer tolerances than with other means of cutting.

The invention provides means for stretching .f

the tube on--the driving rolls and holding it in a manner to insure uniform width of the rings or vgaskets into which it is severed.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:l

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a machine em- ;bodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a part-sectional end elevation of the machine showing the tube holding and tightening devices in open position for placing a tube on the supporting rolls;

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the rolls clamped in operative position, the tube tensioned preparatory to the cutting operation;

Fig. 4 is a part-sectional elevation similar to Figs. 2 and 3, but with the parts in the position shown during the cutting operation;

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view showing gearing for driving the tube supporting rolls;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary part-sectional plan View showing the outer end portions of the tube supporting and driving rolls;

Fig. 7 is a section at the line 1-1 on Fig. 6;

Fig. 7A is a fragmentary top plan view showing mechanism for moving the roll holding brackets to and from operative position;

cutter bar;-

Fig. 9 is a section at the line 9-9 on Fig. 8;

driving both said rolls.

` ported OI Such 15 Claims. (Cl. 164439) Fig. 10 is a section at the line lll-lli on Fig; 9 on a somewhat larger scale;

Fig. 11 isa fragmentary top plan view of the cutter bar on a comparatively large scale;

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary cross-sectional elevation view showing the tube holding and tightening rolls and cutter in operative position;

Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic .view of the air motors and controls;

Fig. 14 is a plan view of the manual control valve; and y Fig. 15 is a wiring diagram of the electric motor and controls.` Y

Referring to the drawings, the machine comprises a framework with a table 2l bolted thereon. Above the table is mounted a pair of tube supporting and driving rolls or shafts 22 and 23 adapted to support and drive a tube 24` placed thereon, -causing the tube to travel in a closed path surrounding the axes of the rolls while the tube is being cut into short lengths to form individual rings or gaskets. The rolls 22 Yand 23 are journalled at or near their rear ends (Fig. 5) journalled inthe standard 25. A driving pinion 29 keyed to the shaft 28 intermeshes with gears 30 on the rolls 22 and 23 for positively Referring to Fig. 6, the forward end portion of the roll 23 is of reduced diameter and is jourvnailed in a tubular bearing sleeve 3| having a xed mounting in ahead or bearing block 32 carried by the rolls. The roll 22 has an end portion orspindle of reduced diameter journalled in a bearing sleeve 34. The latter is mounted for a limited horizontal movement bodily toward and from-the opposite roll, the sleeve 34 being supmovement in a sheet metal sheath 35 (Figs. 6 and 7)` which embraces the roll spindles and is attached to the bearing block 32. This `movement of the bearing sleeve 34 permits the 'free ends'of the rolls 22 and 23 to be drawn a little closer together than in their working position, to facilitate the placing of a tube thereon and the removal of the ring gaskets. The bearing sleeve 34 is formed with a rib @lli5L which prevents it from' rotating with the shaft 22. The

-outer ends of the roll spindles and head 32 are cap 3l or hood attached enclosed in afsheet metal 32 and tapered to guide by a screw 36 to the head the tube 24 onto the sheath 35 and thence into position on the rolls.

' The roll 22 is formed with a knurled or roughened surface 38 to grip the workpiece or tube 24 so that said roll provides a positive drive for the tube. The roll 23 is formed at short equal intervals with circumferential grooves or recesses 39 (Figs. 6 and 12) to provide Yclearance between the cutter blades and the roll during the cutting operation. The blades 4| are carried on a cutter bar 42 which extends parallel with the tube sup:- porting rolls and is mounted to swing to and from the cutting position (Fig. 4) as hereinafter vdescribed.

During the cutting operation ythe Aassembly for supporting the forward ends of the rolls 22 and 23, including the head 32, sheath 35 and thebearings for the rolls, is supported and securely held in operative position by the following mechanism. Supporting devices for the free ends of the rolls, .-in the form of brackets 43 and 44 at opposite sides of the roll bearings, are mounted Vfor bodily .sliding movement horizontally in a direction -perpendicular to the rolls, from the open position, Fig. 2, to a-closed position. In the open ,position of the brackets, the forward ends `of the rolls are free to permit the placing of a tube thereon. In the closed position,` Figs. 3 and 6, the brackets engage the sheath 35. An actuating device for fsliding the brackets 43and 44 includesv a hand crank 45 keyed to a shaft 45 journalled in a bearing bracket 41. A sprocket wheel 48, keyedV to the shaft 46, drives a sprocket chain 49 trained over a sprocket wheel keyed `to a crank shaft z|.. As shown in Fig. 7A, Vthe, shaft '5| has cranks 52 `and 53 keyed to its forward and rear ends respectively. The crank 52 is Yconnected through -.a link 54 to a post 55 on the slide bracket 43. The crank 53 is connected through a link 55 to ,a .post .51 on the slide bracket 44. It will be fseen that when the hand crank 45 is moved .forward it operates through the linkage just described to draw the brackets to the closed posi- 4tion (Fig. 3)

When the brackets 4.3, 44 are drawn together Yas just described, a centering Ybar 58 (Figs. 2, V3 rand 6), formed with a tapered end 59 is swung Adown to a Vposition between the bearing` sleeves 3l and 34 of the rolls, thereby spreading them ,and holding Vthem rmly between the bar 58 and the brackets 4,3, 44, in .position for the cutting operation. The mechanism for swinging 'the bar 58 includes an air-operated piston motor El)Y comprising a cylinder connected 'by a pivot El (Eig. 4) to a standard 52 mounted on a platform l6'3 .attached to the framework 2B. The piston rod E4 of the motor is pivoted 'to a crank 65 keyed to a rockY shaft 55 journalled on the machine frame. A rock arm 61 also keyed to the shaft '86 carries the centering bar 58, the latter Ybeing connected to sai-d arm by meansV of a bracket 68.

The opera-tion of the Amotor `6E! is under the control of a slide valve 69 (Figs. 2, 3, 13) mounted 'in Ythe valve case 19. T-he valve vstem 1| is con- :nected through a link 12 to the sliding .bracket 44. When the vhand crank 45 iis swungforward :as above described 4to move the 'brackets 43, 44 to.closed position, `the bracket 4'4 draws the valve 69 into vposition to open an air pressure line 12a (Figs. 3 and 13) to a vpipe 12b for supplying air pressure `behind fthe piston of the motor 50, there- Yfby actuating the latter and swinging the center- -ing bar 58 downward. The bearings for the `rolls 22 and 23 are thus firmly gripped between .the-brackets and centering vbarand held in position for the cutting operation. When the valve 69 is reversed, the air pressure line 12a is connected to a pipe 12c for reversing the motor 60.

Tension is applied to the tube 24 by means of tension rolls 13 and 14 positioned' respectively, above and below the tube. The upper tension roll 13 is iournalled at its forward end in the arm4 6:1 Land at its rear. Aend in` ya rock earm 15 on the rock shaft 616, so thatv vthe roll 13 swings up and down with the bar 58. The lower tension roll 1'4 is journalled in brackets on rock arm 16 (Figs. 1 and 4) keyed to a rock shaft 11. Keyed to the shafts T11-'and 66 are gear segments 18 and 19 with intermeshi-ng. gear teeth so that when the y.motor 5,8 rocks the shaft 66 to swing the upper tension roll 13 downward, it also operates through vthe gear segments to swing the lower roll 14 upward, bringing fthe rolls into contact with the tube `24 and placing it under tension which is maintained by the air pressure in the motor 6B during the cutting operation.

The cutter bar 42 is moved to and from its operative position by a pair of air-operated piston motors 8U and 8l. The motor 8U is mounted to swing on a pivot .82 on a standard 83 on the Iplatform t3. The motor 81 is'mounted in vlike manner. The lpiston rods B4V of the motors 81! and 8l vare connected at their forward ends by pivots 35 to bearing brackets .86 bolted to the cutter bar 42. The latter is carried on rock arms 81 mount-ed to swing freely on the shaft 11.

Referring to Fig. 1-3,Y the motors 80 and 8l are operated to move the `cutter bar 42 to operative position by air under pressure supplied through a pressure pipe line 90. The motors are operated in reverse by suction supplied through a vacuum pipe line 9i 4for withdrawing the cutter bar. The operation of the motors is under lthe control of a three-way valve 92 comprising a hand lever 93 (Figs. 13 and 14"). When the handie 93 is 4in 'the dotted line position 93a, Fig. 14, the suction pipe 9| is open to a pipe 94 and branch pipes 95 extending to the -motor cylinders so that suction or vacuum is applied behind the motor pistons, thereby'retracting them and withdrawing the cutter bar. When the valve lever is swung to the intermediate posi-tion 93h, the suction line 9| is cut olf 'from the pipe 94 and the latter is opened Ithrough the valve 92 to a pipe 95 leading from the valve 92 to a pressure reducing valve 91. Air under pressure, supplied through the pipe line 99 to a manifold A93, now passes through the low pressure valve 91, and Jat a reduced pressure indicated by a low pressure lgauge '929, isconducted through pipe 96, valve 92 'and pipes 94 :and 95 to the motors 80 and 81 thereby operating the motors to swing the cutter bar 92 to 4operative position and A'appl-y ya comparatively low :pressure'by which vthe cutter blades are caused to cut into the tube :24 'which lis run- :ning on the -rolls 22, .23. The operator then :swings the'valve lever from the intermediate position 93h to lthe fffull line position, Fig.. 14, there- .by cutting -o' the air supply through the pipe 96 and opening -it to the pipe mu. Air under pressure is vnowsunplied through the pipe to a high vpressure valve |01 and from the valve ata comparatively high pressure indicated by the high pressure gauge |92, through the pipe i'il, valve 92 and thence to the motors. An increased pressure is thus applied for 'holding the cutters in operative position during the cutting operation.

Referring to Figs. 8 to v12, the cutter bar 42 is substantially square in cross vsection and includes a comparatively narrow supplemental barl or plate A |03, the front face of the main bar being recessed to receive the plate |03 which is secured in position therein by screw bolts |04 and |05. The cutters 4| are each Vin the form of a thin, flat rectangular blade ywith ka cutting edge |06. The blades are located in rectangular openings I|2 in the plate |03 and held in place by spacing blocks |08, each formed with a screw-threaded shank |01 parallel with the lower sharpened edge |06' of the blade. The cutter bar 42 is formed with an integral rib |09 rectangular in cross section, the rib extending lengthwise of the bar and formed with openings I I0 through which the shanks |01 extend. Each spacing block is secured to the cutter bar by a sleeve or nut I threaded on the shank |01. y

Rectangular recesses or openings ||2 extend upwardly from the bottom of the plate |03 at uniformly spaced intervals to receive the blades 4|. 'I'.wo blades are mounted in each said recess and are clamped in position against the side walls of the recesses by the blade clamping and spacing blocks |08. The recesses 2 may be somewhat Wider than the intervening sections I3, the parts being so proportioned that the blades are spaced at equal intervals throughout the length of the cutter bar. The spacing blocks are bevelled or cut away along their lower front corners at |I5.

The sections ||3 are likewise bevelled or cut away along their front corners, the bevels extending from the line ||6 downward. This construction provides clearance between the rcutter bar and tube when the blades cut into the tube. The spacing blocks |08 are slightly tapered as indicated at ||1 so that they serve as wedges for securely clamping the bladesin position when said blocks are drawn into place.`

Means for supplying a lubricant to the workpieces or tubes 24 includes a tube |20 (Figs. 4 and 12) connected to a pipe |2| through which the lubricating fluid is supplied from a reservoir (not shown). The tube is mounted on the front face of a bar |22 positioned directly beneath the cutter bar 42 and extending parallel therewith. The bar |22 is attached to the rock arms which carry the cutter blade. The tube is provided with jet openings |23 (Fig. 12) at short intervals throughout its length, through which a continu` ous spray of the lubricant is directed against the workpiece during a cutting operation. The lubricating fluid, as it drains from the workpiece falls through a screen |24 positioned over the table 2| and runs 01T the table through an opening |25 therethrough into a drip pan |23 beneath the table and from thence through a drain pipe |21.

When the motors 80, 8| operate to swing the cutter bar to operative position, the movement is arrested by a pair of spring buffers which cushion the blow or force with which the cutters strike the workpiece. The buffers comprise spring actuated stop pins |28 (Figs. 2, 3, 6) which are projected by springs |28 within the buffer casings |29 mounted on the bar |22. As the cutter bar moves to operative position, one of the buffer pins `|28 strikes the bracket 44, as shown in the dotted line position |28a (Fig. 3). The other buier pin may be positioned to engage the standard 25 simultaneously with the contacting of the buffer pin with the bracket 44. The mechanism for controlling the operation of the motor M (Figs. 4 and 15) is as follows:

Referring to Figs. 2, 3 and 7A, a horizontally disposed rocker I 30 is mounted on the machine base Vfor swinging movement about a pivot -pin |3| and carries at one end an adjustable stop pin |32in the path of the link 54. The opposite end of the rocker carries a switch operating contact piece |33 for closing a microswitch |34 in circuit with the coil |35 of an electromagnetic relay (Fig. 15).

The motor M which may be either an alternating current or direct current motor, is shown as a direct current motor connected across the mains |36 and |31 in a direct current system. An electromagnetic brake |38 is connected in paral-j lel with the motor, the brake being released by current supplied thereto. When the rocker |30 is actuated to close the contacts |34, the electromagnet |35 operates the contact bar |39 to establi'sh the motor circuit, release the brake and start the motor for the'cutting operation. When the link 54 is operated to disengage the contact |32, the switch |34 is opened and the relay magnet opens the circuit for the motor and brake |38 so that the motor is quickly stopped by the brake.`

Operation Assuming the parts to be in the position shown in Fig. 2, with the holding brackets 43, 44 and the centering bar 58 in their retracted positions, the operator places a workpiece or tube 24 in position on the rolls 22 and 23 by slipping the tube over the tapered nose 31 and the sheath 35 by which the tube is guided onto the rolls. The operator then swings the hand crank 45 to the right thereby drawing the holding brackets 43, 44 to closed position in which they grip the sheath 35 in which the bearings for the rolls are mounted. This movement of the hand crank at lthe same time operates the motor control valve 69 for the air motor 60, so that the latter operates to swing the centering bar 58 downward between the roll bearings, thus spreading the rolls to operating position. The operation of the motor 60 at the same time swingsl the upper and lower tension rolls 13 and 14 into engagement with the tube 24, placing a tension thereon. As the hand crank 45 is completing its said movement to the right, the link 54 actuates the rocker |30 (Fig. 15) and starts the motor M for driving the rolls.

.The operator then swings the valve lever 93 from the position 93Bl (Fig. 14) to the intermediate position 93h, thereby supplying low pressure air behind the pistons of the air motors and 0|, causing them to swing the cutter bar quickly forward to operative position in which the protruding corners of the blades engage the tube. As the blades are brought into contact with the work piece,A the cutter bar is arrested in its forward movement by the .buier pins |28. The spring pressure by which these pins are held projected, serves to arrest and cushion the cutter bar and prevent the knives from suddenly digging into the workpiece, being suflicient to substantially counteract the forward pressure applied by the motors 80, 8| operating under low pressure air, sothat the motors apply a comparatively light, yielding pressure of the cutters against the tube. As soon as the .cutter bar has been moved forward, the operator swings the lever to the right from the intermediate position 5331D to the full line position (Fig. 14) for supplying air under high pressure to the motors 80 and 8| so that additional pressure is placed on the cutter bar 42. causing the blades to cut through the tubing and `sever it into'individual gaskets or rings while the tube is travelling on the driving rolls.

' The operator then reverses the valve lever 93, thereby cutting off the pressure from the air motors 80, 8| and connecting them with the sucamaca@ 7 tion line 9|- so that the motor pistons are withdrawn, thereby retracting the cutter bar. The

hand crank 45is also swung to the left, thus open,-

i-ng the electric motor circuit and applying the electromagnetic brake for quickly stopping the motor. This operation of the hand crank also spreads. the brackets 43, 4,4 and at the same time reverses the air motor 60, causing the latter to Withdraw the centering bar 58 and the tension rolls '13, 14. The withdrawal of the bar 58 leaves the roll 22 free to'swing inwardly a short distance toward the roll 23, leaving the gaskets into which the tube has been severed loose on the rolls. so that they may be freely withdrawn, thereby com.- pleting, the cycle of operations.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spiritand scope of my invention.

I. claim:

1. A machine for cutting tubes into ring gaskets, comprising a pair oi parallel.V spaced rollsY to recei've a tube, providing journal bearings near one end of the rolls in which the latter are mounted with the opposite ends of the rolls free to permit the placing of the tube thereon, supporting devices for the free ends of the rolls movable into roll supporting position after a tube is placed on the rolls, means for driving the rolls and the tube thereon, and means for severing the tube into individual ring gaskets.

2. Amachine for cutting tubes into ring gaskets, comprising a pair of parallel spaced rolls to receive a tube, means providing journal' bearings near one end of the rolls in which the latter are mounted with the opposite ends of the rolls free, roll supporting brackets adjacent the free ends of said rolls and spaced therefrom to permit the placing of a tube on the rolls, means for moving said brackets into roll supporting position, a cutter bar mounted to extend lengthwise of said rolls, cutters mounted on the cutter bar at short intervals therealong opposite the tube on the rolls, means for driving the rolls and causing the tube to run on the rolls, and means for 'moving the cutter bar bodily to and. from a cutting position in which the cutters engage the running tube and sever it into individual gaskets.

3. A machine for cutting a tube into rings, comprising a pair of parallel rolls, journal bearings in which the rolls are mounted near one end of the pair, the opposite ends of the rolls being free to permit the placing of a tube thereon, holding means for the free ends of the rolls comprising roll supporting devices at opposite sides of the pair of rolls, means for moving said supporting devices toward the rolls to a roll supporting Dosition, a spacing device mounted for movement to and from a holding position .between the rolls in which it holds the rolls in operating position, and means for actuating the said spacing and roll supporting devices.

4. A machine for cutting tubes into ring gaskets, comprising a pair of rolls, means providing journal bearingsv in which the rolls are mounted ad-jaf. cent to one endthereof with the other ends .of

the rolls free to permit placing of a tube thereon,

operable by said. actuating device for starting the motor when said roll supporting devices are moved tooperative position.

.5'. A machine for cutting tubes of rubber or similar material into. gaskets, comprising means for supporting a tube, driving means for driving the tube in a closed path, a cutter bar extending lengthwise of the tube and its supporting means, cutters mounted on said bar, the latter being mounted `for bodily movement to and from a cutting position in which the cutters engagethe tube, an airoperated piston motor, means providing an operating. connection between theV motor piston and the cutter bar for mov-ing the latter to and from operative position,` means for supplying air under a comparatively low pressure to the motor for moving the cutter bar to .operative position and applying a comparatively light pressure of the cutters against the tube, and means for increasing the air pressurewhen vthe cutter bar is in operative position and thereby increasing the pressure applied to the cutters.

6. A machine for cutting tubes of rubber or similar material into gaskets, comprising means for supporting a tube, driving means for driving the tubein a closed path, a cutter bar extending lengthwise of the tube and its supporting means, cutters mounted on said bar, the latter being mounted for bodily movement to and from a cutting .position in which the cutters engage the tube, an air-operated piston motor, means pro.- viding an operating connection between the motor piston and the cutter bar for moving the latter to andl from operative position, anair pressure line through which air under pressure is supplied to the motor, a controlling valve controlling the air supply to the motor, pressure reducing means controlled by the valve for causing air under low pressure to be supplied to the motor for moving the cutter bar to operative position, and means for then supplying air at a comparatively high pressure to the motor and thereby increasing the pressure applied thereby to the cutter bar.

7, A machine for cutting tubes of rubber or similar material into ring gaskets, comprising a supporting roll, means for Ymounting the -roll for rotation, means for driving the roll and a tube mounted thereon, a cutter bar extending parallel with the roll and mounted tube, a multiplicity of Vcutters mounted on said cutter bar at intervals therealong, said cutter bar being mounted for movement toward and from the tube for moving the cutters to and from the tube, automatic means for moving the cutter bar to operative position and applying a comparatively light yielding pres,- sure of the cutters against the tube, and means for thereafter increasing the pressure.

8. A machine for cutting a tube of rubber or similar material into a multiplicity of ring gaskets, comprising a roll mounted for rotation and providing a support on which the tube is mounted, means for driving the roll and tube thereon, a cutter bar opposite and parallel with said roll and mounted for bodily movelment .to and from an operative position adjacent to the roll, a multiplicity ofV cutters mounted at short intervals along the cutter bar andv movable with theI cutter bar into engagement with the tube, power means operatively connected to the cutter bar and operable to move it to operative position and apply a comparatively light pressure of the cutters on the tube, and control means by which the pressure is thereafter increased. Y

9.. A machine for cutting tubes of rubber or the like into rings, comprising a pair of parallel spaced rolls, means providing a mounting adjacent to one end of said pair in which the rolls are journalled for rotation, bearing sleeves adjacent to the opposite ends of the rolls and in which the latter are journalled, a sheath mounted on said bearing sleeves, means cooperating with said sheath for guiding a tube lengthwise into position on the rolls, and supporting devices mounted at opposite side of the sheath for movement to and from a position to engage and support said sheath and rolls.

10. A machine for `cutting tubes of rubber or the like into rings, comprising a pair of parallel spaced rolls, means providing a mounting adjacent to one of said pair in which the rolls are journalled for rotation, bearing sleeves adjacent to the opposite ends of the rolls and in which the latter are journalled, a sheath mounted on said bearing sleeves, means cooperating with said sheath for guiding a tube lengthwise into position on the rolls, supporting devices mounted at opposite sides of the sheath for movement to and from a position to engage and support said sheath and rolls, and a spacing and centering device mounted for movement to and from a position between the said bearing sleeves for spreading and holding th rolls in the sheath.

11. A machine for cutting tubes into rings, comprising a cutter bar formed with recesses at uniformly spao'ed intervals lengthwise thereof and separated by intervening sections integral with the cutter bar, cutter blades mounted in said recesses, and spacing blocks individual to said recesses and mounted therein in position to clam'p the blades against said intervening sections, and holding them in position in the cutter bar.

12. The combination set forth in claim 11, wherein two of said blades are mounted in each said recess with the two blades on opposite sides of and spaced apart by the spacing block.

13. A machine for cutting tubes into rings, comprising a cutter bar formed with a recess extending lengthwise thereof, a supplemental bar mounted in said recess, said supplemental bar being formed with transverse recesses and intervening sections uniformly spaced intervals lengthwise thereof, cutter blades mounted in said transverse recesses, spacing blocks removably mounted in said transverse recesses in position to clamp the blades against said intervening sections, and means individual to the spacing blocks for attaching said blocks to the said cutter bar.

14. A machine for cutting tubes into rings, comprising a cutter bar formed with a recess extending lengthwise thereof, a supplemental bar mounted in said recess, said supplemental bar being formed with transverse recesses and intervening sections uniformly spaced intervals lengthwise thereof, cutter blades mounted in said transverse recesses, spacing blocks removably mounted in said transverse recesses in position to clamp the blades against said intervening sections, said cutter bar including an integral rib extending lengthwise thereof and formed with openings therethrough, the spacing blocks being formed with screw-threaded shanks extending through said openings, and nuts threaded on said Shanks and clamping the blocks to the said rib.

15. A machine for cutting tubes into rings, comprising a cutter bar formed with a rib extending lengthwise thereof, said rib formed with openings therethrough spaced at intervals lengthwise thereof, cutter blades positioned at intervals lengthwise of the rib, spacing blocks between the blades and formed with screw-threaded shanks extending through said openings, and nuts threaded on said shanks and clamping the blocks to the cutter bar.

JOHN BELADA.

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